Chile earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 110 km WNW of Iquique, Chile on Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:51 AM GMT-4 (05:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 81 km WNW of Puerto, Chile. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Wed, May 14, 2014, 1:51 AM GMT-4
UTC: 2014-05-14 05:51:47 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 19.706° S, 71.058° W
Region: Chile
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 143°, dip 69°, rake 83°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 343°, dip 22°, rake 108°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 99°
Stations used: 122

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000qlw0 (also filed as iscgem610145713). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.